When a pitcher like Zack Wheeler is striking out 14 batters in a game while barely going over 100 pitches, you’d assume what the outcome would be. Facing a guy who barely breaks 90 with his fastball, you’d assume an offense would be able to tee off.
Neither assumption would prove to be correct today.
The game started as an unexpected pitcher’s duel. Wheeler gave up a two-run home run to Austin Meadows to spot Tampa Bay an early 2-0 lead, but other than that, Wheeler was on his game. He was quite stellar in this one, but that one bad pitch to Meadows was just unfortunate.